Chapter 9: I'm not doing it for money

Previous life.

Li Jiaci and Wang Zhen both hung out in the same circle.

They certainly knew each other, and were quite close.

They were not only partners for over ten years, but also cellmates for two years.

Of course.

The past life is the past life, this life is this life.

When he previously brought people to smash the place, Wang Zhen wasn't at this dance hall, so this is still the first time they've met in this life.

He sized up Li Jiaci from head to toe.

Wang Zhen stepped up to Li Jiaci and said, "A Li told me you once brought people to smash my place?"

Yes!

Li Jiaci nodded in acknowledgment.

This isn't a secret; there's no need to deny it.

Wang Zhen laughed, pointing at Li Jiaci's nose: "You've got guts, smashing my place and daring to show up in front of me!"

Li Jiaci also laughed: "Boss Wang won't do anything to me, so why should I be afraid?"

You're so sure I won't do anything to you?

Wang Zhen narrowed his eyes: "Just because you know who harmed Yingna?"

Isn't that enough?

Li Jiaci met Wang Zhen's gaze: "After all, everyone knows how much Boss Wang values his sister; don't you want to chop up the person who harmed your sister and take revenge?"

Wang Zhen suddenly clenched his fists, his eyes turning colder.

Seeing him like that.

Li Jiaci curled the corner of his mouth.

He had guessed correctly…

Previous life.

The reason he was acquainted with Wang Zhen.

It's because they once unintentionally helped Wang Zhen with a favor.

Exactly, they killed Zhao Pangzi.

Wang Zhen's parents died early, leaving only his sister to depend on him.

As for this sister, Wang Zhen treated her as if holding her in his palm, fearing to drop her, and keeping her in his mouth, fearing she'd melt.

After Wang Yingna came of age, he directly handed over all three dance halls under his control to her to manage.

Because Wang Zhen's name was attached to this, naturally no one in the circle dared to give her trouble.

But suddenly, his sister, who had been fine in every way, suddenly became addicted to powder.

Upon discovering his sister secretly taking the powder, he naturally flew into a rage, wanting to kill, and immediately sought to drag out the person who got his sister addicted and hack them to pieces.

But his sister wouldn't tell him anything, who the person was that got her addicted, and since that person left no trace, he could never find out.

Only later, one day, when Wang Yingna was addled by her addiction, did he hear from her the name Zhao Pangzi.

Wang Zhen immediately sent people to investigate Zhao Pangzi's whereabouts, vowing to shred his corpse into ten thousand pieces.

But in the end what he got was the news that Zhao Pangzi had already been torn apart by Li Jiaci and a few brothers.

In his previous life, Wang Zhen therefore gave him many benefits.

Even when Li Jiaci suffered a sneak attack, he personally brought people to support Li Jiaci.

But this life.

Li Jiaci doesn't want any benefits.

He just wants himself to be clean and his brothers safe and sound.

"Boss Wang is a smart person."

"I also don't want to beat around the bush with you."

Li Jiaci casually picked up the half-bottle of mineral water he had left on the table and handed it to Wang Zhen: "I'm telling you this, there's no other motive, I simply want him dead."

"Do you have a grudge against him?"

Wang Zhen's brow twitched, he lifted his head to look at Li Jiaci, his eyes holding an obscure meaning.

"I guess so."

Li Jiaci pointed at the mineral water in Wang Zhen's hand: "I remember, Boss Wang's place originally had a fixed liquor supplier, but after your sister came, they changed it."

"Boss Wang is so smart; if you just follow this line of thought, you should be able to figure out who harmed your sister."

His words fell.

Li Jiaci left Wang Zhen with just a smile, then stepped past him and walked out.

Seeing him leave.

Wang Li and the others stared at each other, their faces full of bewilderment.

"Brother! Why didn't you stop him?"

Wang Zhen didn't even lift his head: "Why stop him? Keep him for lunch?"

Wang Li blinked, scratched his head: "But he still hasn't told us who harmed Yingna!"

Wang Zhen narrowed his eyes, staring straight at the mineral water bottle in his hand, murmuring: "He already told us."

Just as Li Jiaci said.

Wang Zhen is a smart person, a very smart person.

As long as you give him a slight hint, he'll quickly figure out the cause and effect.

Wang Li looked utterly bewildered.

He also hadn't heard Li Jiaci mention anyone's name.

Wang Zhen glanced at him, a hint of disappointment showing in his eyes.

Then he handed the bottled water to Wang Li: "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it; go call all the brothers over and tell them to get their gear ready."

"Lin Zhong!"

"Here I am!"

"Go say hello to Lao Lu over there."

"We might need to cause some trouble in Pingzhou."

Wang Zhen's playful expression was instantly replaced by icy coldness.

……

Li Jiaci walked out of the Splendid Dance Hall.

Liu Jiang and Zhao Chen quickly ran over to him.

"My brother, the guy who just led people in—that was Wang Zhen, right? He didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

"We had just figured that if you didn't come out in another minute, we'd go in to look for you."

The two sized him up from head to toe, and seeing he had no injuries, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing how concerned the two were for him, Li Jiaci felt a bit moved.

Zhang Chuqiang and Li Yihu had at least spent a few comfortable days with him.

But Zhao Chen and Liu Jiang left very early, not even enjoying a day's blessing.

But now he's not afraid; once he settles the trouble, he'll fully repay his past-life debt to his brothers.

Past-life grudges can be repaid in this life, and past-life brotherhood naturally can be repaid as well.

"Right, brother!"

Liu Jiang whispered: "Did he promise to help us take down Zhao Pangzi?"

Li Jiaci turned his head and glanced.

He then raised his hand and patted Liu Jiang's shoulder.

"This isn't the place to talk."

"Let's go home first; we can talk when we get there."

"Brother, wait a moment!"

Just as the three were about to walk toward the car, a voice suddenly came from behind.

The three turned their heads in unison at the sound.

They saw Wang Zhen leading a group of lackeys walking toward them.

Li Jiaci wasn't afraid either, casually asking: "Boss Wang, anything else?"

"I just forgot something."

Wang Zhen casually took a bag from a lackey behind him, pulled out three stacks of hundred-yuan bills, and tossed them to Li Jiaci.

Li Jiaci merely glanced at the bills in his hand, then without thinking tossed them back to Wang Zhen.

Seeing this, Wang Zhen raised his brows slightly: "Too little?"

Li Jiaci said calmly: "I came to see you, not for money."

"I know!"

"But this is what you deserve."

Wang Zhen threw the bills at Li Jiaci again: "If you still don't take it, that'll be looking down on me, Wang."

Li Jiaci gave him a deep look, then shoved the money into Liu Jiang's hand beside him, and only then said: "Then thanks for the reward, Boss Wang."